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Location | Rajadera, Gumla district, Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates | 23°17′00″N 84°14′00″E / 23.2833°N 84.2333°E [1] |
Type | Snake |
Elevation | 934 metres (3,064 ft) |
Total height | 60 metres (200 ft) |
Watercourse | Sankh River |
Sadni Falls (also called Sadnighagh Falls) is a waterfall located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Rajadera village in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. [2]
Sadni Falls is located at 23°17′00″N 84°14′00″E / 23.2833°N 84.2333°E
The 60 metres (200 ft) falls on the Sankh River is a scarp fall. It is referred to as a snake type falls and is a popular picnic spot. [3] [4] Its surroundings are spectacular with hillocks, forests and streams. [5]
Once upon a time, active diamond mines existed at Sadni Falls. These mines yielded many large and fine stones in the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries. [6]
The nearest town Netarhat does not have a railway station. The closest railway station is at Ranchi, which is 110 kilometres away. [7]
There are regular bus services between Ranchi, the state capital and Netarhat. Sadni falls lie at a distance of 35 kilometres from Netarhat. [7]
Sadni Falls | |
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Location | Rajadera, Gumla district, Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates | 23°17′00″N 84°14′00″E / 23.2833°N 84.2333°E [1] |
Type | Snake |
Elevation | 934 metres (3,064 ft) |
Total height | 60 metres (200 ft) |
Watercourse | Sankh River |
Sadni Falls (also called Sadnighagh Falls) is a waterfall located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Rajadera village in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. [2]
Sadni Falls is located at 23°17′00″N 84°14′00″E / 23.2833°N 84.2333°E
The 60 metres (200 ft) falls on the Sankh River is a scarp fall. It is referred to as a snake type falls and is a popular picnic spot. [3] [4] Its surroundings are spectacular with hillocks, forests and streams. [5]
Once upon a time, active diamond mines existed at Sadni Falls. These mines yielded many large and fine stones in the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries. [6]
The nearest town Netarhat does not have a railway station. The closest railway station is at Ranchi, which is 110 kilometres away. [7]
There are regular bus services between Ranchi, the state capital and Netarhat. Sadni falls lie at a distance of 35 kilometres from Netarhat. [7]